Letter to William Osler from The Bibliographical Society, London, England. Letter from Poland regarding the dinner for the Cardinal Gasquet. Invitation card for that dinner.
Letter to William Osler from J. & J. Leighton, 40, Brewer Street, Golden Square, London, England. Leighton responds to Osler's inquiry into Johann Schall. Letter pasted in Osler's copy of Johann Schall's "Eusebius Historia Ecclesiastica," 1479. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to William Osler from Alfred Keogh, War Office, London, England. Mentions that he wrote him about the Americans. Wishes that MacAlister had been more explicit about them. Thinks that they had better not do anything at present. Hopes that the McGill Unit will not delay. They might have to wait in England but their presence would make (the War Office) feel safer.
Letter to William Osler from R.A. Roberts, Public Record Office, Chancerly Lane, London, England. Informs him that the letters of Finch and the ones of Baines among the Finch papers are in proof, also extracts from Finch's notebook compiled in Turkey and containing many references to Baines. The volume will be published later on in 1915. Mentions the difficulty having an outsider using these letters before publication. Mentions a possibility to bypass the objections of the Commissioners. Will give his brother Osler's message. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Clifford N. Carver, American Embassy, London, England. Sends him a letter (CUS417/120.32) which came addressed in care of the Ambassador.
Letter to William Osler from Ernest A. Gowers, 1, Campden Hill Square, London, England. (Letter inserted in "Diseases of the Spinal Cord", Gowers, 1881.) Thanks for his kind note. Details about the last hours of his father. Glad that Osler saw him and that his father recognized him, as he has been a good friend to his father all through. The funeral service will be at St. Peter's, Vere Street, with cremation at Golder's Green. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Cecil Chambers, 86 Strand, London, England. Aware of the problems of the McGill Unit. Birkett wrote him about the misery of the situation of the Jesuit College. Said that he opened his heart to him, telling him that he thought it would have been better for them to be established in England. He has urged the General and Drum to bring them back into England. The latter agree but there were difficulties in the way. Details about them. Will do his best. The General fully recognizes that it is shameful that so good unit should be housed so miserably.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Cecil Chambers, 86, Strand, London, England. Aware of all the details regarding the Tent Hospital for the Venereal Diseases. They got the authority to place the men in a building, at Morley House, in Folkestone. Reciprocates Guthrie's remarks about the third-class prostitutes who have poured down to Folkestone from London. The situation was similar in Salisbury Plain. Deplores the opinion of people like Barlow. Would like to stir up the public by an article in the British Medical Journal or in the Lancet. Suggests the introduction of Martial Law in regard to this matter.
Letter to William Osler from Walter Morley Fletcher, 71, Bedford Gardens, London, England. Fletcher reports that he had the Bibliomania 1st Edition printed at Warrington. Letter found in fly leaf of Osler's copy of "The Bibliomania, An Epistle..." Additional notes by Osler found in same volume dated January 16, 1916.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Cecil Chambers, 86, Strand, London, England. Informs him that he has given the original of the enclosed (his resignation from the C.A.M.C. in protest) to the D.M.S.. Asks him to keep this confidential for now and asks him his advice on the matter.